The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-04-06
Toledo Goes Republican az Usual, p1t the
Democrats Secure the School Beard.
Democratic Congressman Elected Ia
Texas-LabOr Triumphs at Dubuque
and the Republicans Carry
Evansville.
THE RESULT IN CINCINNATI.

The Republican Candidate for Mayor
Elected by About 600 Majority.
CINCINNATI, April THE most interest
ing, uncertain and surprising election for
years was that of to-day. At this writing,
a. M, the best experts in forecasting re-
suits are at a loss, and give their esti
mates with many reservations to cover
coming returns. The uncertainty
arises from the Unexpectedly large
vote for the Labor party, and from its
queer distribution. 1t was ct first thought
that this party would draw its strength
more from the Democrats than from
the Republicans, but returns now
in show heavy drifts in Republican
districts, especially in the German
quarter. The Eleventh Ward, a strong
German ward, hitherto a Republican
stronghold, has been carried to-day by the
labor party. There are les precincts in
the city OF these 81 have been heard from,
and they show a Republican loss of 476 on
the vote for Comptroller & year ago, when
the Republican majority was
G2sO. Assuming that the same
rate of loss will be maintained in
precincts to hear from, the Republican
candidate for Mayor will be elected by
plurality Of about 1000. But, as before
binted, it is unsafe to make estimates, the
vote is so irregular. The relative aggregate
vote Of the first twenty-one precincts is as
follows: Smith, Republican, 2.573; Mat
son, Democrat, 1865; Stevenson, Labor,
1857.
The election was carried on in perfectly
good order. A clear space OF 100 feet on
each side of the polling places was kept all
day long By the non-partisan police, whose
authority was respected. Voters passed
the ordeal of ticket-holders outside of this
limit, but within and at the polls no
electioneeriDg was permitted.
The judges and clerks are so carefully
selected by q Board of Elections that
there is no suspicion of a false count, so
that whatever is the result, there will be
no doubt that it is the Will of the people.
IL p. m. The Board of Elections has
Just completed footing in the head of the
ticket, which shows w. H. Stevenson, the
Labor candidate for Mayor, to be elected by
ten votes. The figures are: Stevenson,
17,H4; Smith, Republican, 17,40i; Matson,
Democrat, II ,547. They have returns from
all the precincts in the city. OF course
with such a result, the official count will
have to be awaited for the real verdict.
An inspection of the vote indicates that
the remainder Of the ticket will be Repub-
Iican except Judge of the Police Court.
1915 q. E.-Republicans are unwilling
to concede the accuracy of the Board OF
Election foot gs and say that their own
footing oil 14l precincts at the Blaine Club.
show Smith, Republican, 1,347 ahead OF
Stevenson. A like result appears from the
footings Of the Commercial Gazette. Mean
time the Labor men are shouting at their
headquarters and on the streets in honor
of their victory.
1925 a. m.-The Board OF Elections has
revised its computation and finds a mis-
take which shows that Smith, Republican,
is elected by over 600 majority.
All the later computations agree in plac-
ing the plurality Of Smith, Republican, for
Mayor, at something over GOO. They also
show that he is the lowest on the ticket, so
that the entire Republican ticket is elected.
The footings at the Office Of the Board of
Elections were not official, but are made
from the official returns as they come in.